![]() ![]() The book addresses, in different ways and in harrowing detail, how women are at the mercy of their guardians and their husbands. The book is also packed with social commentary, most of it quite progressive for its time. It also has pastoral moments as well as reliance on logic, deduction, and evidence. It also works nicely as a Gothic novel, given the recurring appearance of the mysterious woman in white, the shambles of the aptly named Blackwater Park, and the sheer number of over-the-top plot devices, each one of which I shamelessly adored. The Woman in White has been called one of the first mystery novels as well as one of the first Victorian sensation novels. This book was originally released in serial format and was a huge sensation and by golly it’s still pretty hair-raising now. Do not under any circumstances start reading The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins unless you have nothing else to do, because once you pick it up your week will be shot. ![]()
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